Give Back Connection for Dec. 10

Volunteers from Horizon Construction Co. help serve dinner at the Central Night Shelter in downtown Atlanta. Meals are prepared by our team at the shelter’s kitchen for up to 70 men including a sack lunch for the following day. The shelter provides a number of other services to these men that are seeking warmth and safety during the cold winter months. CONTRIBUTED

Volunteers from Horizon Construction Co. help serve dinner at the Central Night Shelter in downtown Atlanta. Meals are prepared by our team at the shelter’s kitchen for up to 70 men including a sack lunch for the following day. The shelter provides a number of other services to these men that are seeking warmth and safety during the cold winter months. CONTRIBUTED

Central Presbyterian Church seeks help for shelter

Central Presbyterian Church, an historic church located in downtown Atlanta has reopened the Central Night Shelter for the winter. It is a seasonal shelter for homeless men in the downtown Atlanta area during the

months of November through March. Together with the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the two

churches can accommodate up to 100 guests with Central housing the majority at 70.

For more than 30 years Central Presbyterian Church has provided lodging space and amenities for this local

mission, the only Atlanta shelter completely operated and supported by volunteers.

The shelter not only provides nightly accommodations, but also offers three daily meals, shower facilities, and a foot and medical clinic. Guests of the shelter also have the opportunity to participate in activities such as

basketball, choir, yoga, and art therapy during their stay.

According to Ana Bailie, a CNS Volunteer Coordinator, the shelter volunteers are there to focus on hospitality.

“Volunteers may invite guests to their home for dinner - a place to meet the men where they are not being

evangelical.” said Bailie. “That said, as our volunteers get to know the men throughout the winter, they realize

which ones may be able to change their lives. So volunteers on their own will help the men get a job or refer

them to other programs.”

When: various shifts 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through March

Where: 201 Washington St. SW

Information: cnsatlanta.org

Contact: Ana Bailie, volunteer coordinator, at 404-754-9361 or anabailie60@gmail.com

Help with vision and hearing services

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation is the only statewide provider of vision and hearing services. The organization needs volunteers to meet the demand for eyeglasses requests for mission trips. Help is needed to get the eyeglasses ready. Volunteer opportunities in the Recycling Center include, but are not limited to: washing and sorting eyeglasses and reading eyeglass prescriptions.

When: ongoing

Where: 5582 Peachtree Road, Atlanta

Contact: Outreach Coordinator Phelicia Hardy at phardy@lionslighthouse.org

Information: 404-325-3630 or lionslighthouse.org